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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
- I hate it so much I won't go to Mass where it is done. (12%, 3,205 Votes)
- I like it and am happy to do it. (11%, 2,955 Votes)
- I don't care one way or another. (6%, 1,696 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
- I don't care. (2%, 431 Votes)
- What's penance? (1%, 152 Votes)
Total Voters: 19,255
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
QUAERITUR: Re-blessing things with older Rituale Romanum
From a reader: The prayers in the old Roman Ritual are sometimes much richer than the prayers found in the current Book of Blessings. Since the added exorcisms and petitions in the older prayers might make a sacramental more effective, … Read More
About Galileo, churches and the sun
I was recently alerted to a blog, The Deeps of Time, which deals with science and the Catholic faith. Even as I am starting at a book on my desk about Galileo (sent by a kind reader from my wish … Read More
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Great photos of Card. Burke’s Mass at Fontgombault
NLM has some spiffing eye-candy photos of Holy Mass celebrated by His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke in the beautiful medieval church at the French monastery of Fontgombault. There are beautiful vestments as well. And yes, there is a cappa magna. … Read More
Four Words Which Can Complicate Your Day
How about these: Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor. Grrrrrrr
QUAERITUR: Some history on meatless Fridays
From a priest: Dear Father Zuhlsdorf, thank you for the great apostolic work you do every day. Your blog has been an orientation and a spiritual help for me since my days in seminary. And it is great fun, too! … Read More
First Tonsure, Minor Orders, Eye Infections and a WDTPRS POLL
The minor orders were suppressed in the Latin Church in 1972. Who knows if, down the line, through some gravitational pull exerted through the slowly increasing use of the Extraordinary Form and a greater focus on continuity with our tradition, … Read More
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Have a meatless day!
GMTA. Over at His Hermeneuticalness’s place we find a photo of eggs and toast. “But Father! But Father!”, I thought. “I also had an egg and toast today!” Then, I continued needlessly, “Why? I’ll tell you why. Which it’s Friday, … Read More
Sweet Basil and the Holy Cross
An Orthodox priest reader sent some photos of their tradition using sweet basil on their observance of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Here are three. Great tradition. I didn’t get around to posting about the basil … Read More
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A curious and annoying blog glitch on the side bar
A curious glitch. I have noticed that some widgets on my right sidebar appear on Chrome and IE but not on Firefox. For example, I have a couple amazon.com widgets, search boxes and so forth, which don’t appear. Strange. Nooooo… … Read More
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